47/72 Simplified

What is 47/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 47/72 simplified to lowest terms is 47/72
47
/
72
=
47
/
72

The fraction 47/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 47 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 47/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 47/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [47] and denominator [72].

GCF of 47 and 72 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [47] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].

47 ÷ 1
/
72 ÷ 1
=
47
/
72

Simplifying Fraction 47/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 47/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [47] and denominator [72].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

47
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
47
/
72

Simplifying Fraction 47/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [47] and denominator [72] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (47/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

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47/60
47/61
47/6247/62
47/63
47/64
47/65
47/66
47/67
47/68
47/6947/69
47/70
47/7147/71
47/72
47/7347/73
47/7447/74
47/75
47/76
47/7747/77
47/7847/78
47/7947/79
47/80
47/8147/81
47/8247/82
47/8347/83
47/8447/84
47/8547/85
47/8647/86

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 47/72) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

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What is 47/72 Simplified?

Fraction 47/72 simplified to lowest terms is 47/72